The English Establish 13 Colonies 1585 - 1732
Learning Objective: What were some of the common ideals that link the
Mayflower Compact, the establishment of the House of
Burgesses, and town meetings?
House of Burgesses
• Created in 1619 in Virginia
• First representative assembly in American colonies
• Became foundation for the principle of self-government in the colonies
Town Meetings
• Form of local self-government
• Landowners made laws and other decisions for the community
• Helped set the stage for the American Revolution
State of Nature Activity• Blue: Has the right to collect from ALL
• Red: Has the right to collect from Green and Purple
• Green: Has the right to collect from Yellow and Red
• Purple: Has the right to collect from Red and White
• Yellow: Has the right to collect from Red and Green
• White: No Rights to collect cards
Follow up questions
• How would this apply to the Pilgrims? Why did they feel it necessary to form laws before leaving the Mayflower?
Mayflower Compact Video
What is the Mayflower Compact?
• a document signed by 41 male Pilgrims on November 21, 1620 in Massachusetts.
Mayflower Compact
• Men on Mayflower vowed to obey the laws agreed upon for the general good of the colony
• Helped establish the idea of self-government and majority rule
• Set up an organized orderly government
• Key step in the development of representative, democratic government
Assignment:
• Draw a picture to illustrate the House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, or a town meeting
• Write your summary. It should be 3 – 5 sentences in length and answer the learning objective: What were some of the common ideals that link the Mayflower Compact, the establishment of the House of Burgesses, and town meetings?